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by abecedarius 956 days ago
Does snus have much flavor? I've wondered if the psychological part of nicotine addiction is much stronger when there's a smell/taste association with the drug effect. (I'm not a smoker, just seen a couple hints suggesting this.)
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It does. It has a slight burning sensation on the gum (salt?) and has an earthy / spiced flavour.

You don't taste it much unless you consume beer/coffee/water at the same, but if so the right brands and combinations can be quite pleasant.

They also make menthol ones.

Thanks, that updates me a bit more towards that hypothesis. I tried to search once for whether unflavored vaping was better than flavored for quitting smoking, but didn't find anything relevant at least back then.